Man City 115 charges addressed as Premier League chief opens up on verdict timeline feelings

Manchester City were charged with more than 100 Premier League financial rules breaches in February 2023 but a verdict is yet to be delivered

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Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has said any annoyance he may feel over the delay in reaching a verdict in the Manchester City case is "irrelevant", and that everyone will "has to be patient".

The Premier League levelled more than 100 charges against City in February 2023, relating to alleged breaches of its financial regulations and purported failure to co-operate with the ensuing investigation, and referred the issue to an independent commission.

City have consistently and vehemently denied any misconduct.

The case was presented before a commission from September to December last year, but no decision has been made public yet.

As the 2025-26 season kicks off this weekend, the matter continues to cast a shadow over the league, with Masters reiterating that his organisation has no influence or control over the timeline.

While the Premier League chief hinted that he may feel 'frustrated' at the wait, his personal feelings are 'irrelevant'.

When questioned by Sky Sports News as to why the league couldn't expedite the process, Masters responded: "I can't answer that specific question. What I can tell you about is the system and how it works.

"I mean, it's an independent judiciary, essentially. So once the allegations, the charge has been put forward, they go before an independent panel, which is independently selected, and they are then in charge of the process and its timings.

"They hear the case, they decide the outcome, and we have no influence over that, over it or its timing.

"And that's right, if you think from an independence point of view, that there is independent people making those decisions, and we just have to be waiting.

"My frustration is irrelevant, really. I mean, I just have to wait, and legal processes rarely take less time than you anticipated, but we have to be patient."

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